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2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 9

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2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 9</p>

Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.

New England, New York Jets, St. Louis and San Francisco are all on bye.

2012 NFL Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers

Rk

Player

Team

OPPONENT

Notes

1

A.J. Green

CIN

vs. DEN

Tied for league lead with 7 TD catches.

2

Brandon Marshall

CHI

at TEN

Has seen 41 total targets in last 3 games.

3

Demaryius Thomas

DEN

at CIN

Has three 100-yard games in last four.

4

Victor Cruz

NYG

vs. PIT

Only two catches for 23 yards last week.

5

Calvin Johnson

DET

at JAC

Megatron dealing with knee issue.

6

Percy Harvin

MIN

at SEA

Tied for league lead in receptions (60).

7

Marques Colston

NO

vs. PHI (Mon.)

Averaging 13 targets per game over last 4.

8

Reggie Wayne

IND

vs. MIA

Leads NFL in receiving yards (757).

9

Vincent Jackson

TB

at OAK

Saw three-game scoring end last week.

10

Steve Smith

CAR

at WAS

Redskins are last in pass defense.

11

Andre Johnson

HOU

vs. BUF

Bills have allowed 12 TD catches to WRs.

12

Julio Jones

ATL

vs. DAL

Came up big (5-123-1) vs. Eagles.

13

Roddy White

ATL

vs. DAL

Had season-low 3 rec., 38 yds. last week.

14

Mike Wallace

PIT

at NYG

Giants have allowed third-most yards to WRs.

15

Jordy Nelson

GB

vs. ARI

Hopes to return after missing last week (hamstring).

16

Denarius Moore

OAK

vs. TB

Bucs have given up 111 receptions to WRs.

17

Larry Fitzgerald

ARI

at GB

Took hard hit, but stayed in game vs. 49ers.

18

Miles Austin

DAL

at ATL

One of three Cowboys with 100+ rec. yds. last week.

19

Randall Cobb

GB

vs. ARI

Three TDs in last two games.

20

Hakeem Nicks

NYG

vs. PIT

Only TD catch came in Week 2.

21

DeSean Jackson

PHI

at NO (Mon.)

Saints are allowing most pts. to WRs.

22

Torrey Smith

BAL

at CLE

Put up 6-97-1 in Week 4 win over Browns.

23

Dez Bryant

DAL

at ATL

Injured hip last week, but should play on Sunday.

24

Dwayne Bowe

KC

at SD (Thurs.)

Posted 7-108-1 against Chargers in Week 4.

25

Stevie Johnson

BUF

at HOU

26

Eric Decker

DEN

at CIN

Four straight games with at least one TD catch.

27

Antonio Brown

PIT

at NYG

28

Jeremy Maclin

PHI

at NO (Mon.)

Saints have given up 13 TD receptions to WRs.

29

James Jones

GB

vs. ARI

Has 13 catches, but no TDs in last two games.

30

Malcom Floyd

SD

vs. KC (Thurs.)

Averaging 16 ypc, but only one TD so far.

31

Titus Young

DET

at JAC

Stepped up (9-100-2) big in Burleson's absence.

32

Mike Williams

TB

at OAK

Season-high six receptions (68 yds., TD) last week.

33

Josh Gordon

CLE

vs. BAL

Deep threat could be problem for depleted Ravens secondary.

34

Lance Moore

NO

vs. PHI (Mon.)

35

Santana Moss

WAS

vs. CAR

Has three TDs in last two games.

36

Anquan Boldin

BAL

at CLE

Best game (9-131) came vs. Browns in Week 4.

37

Andre Roberts

ARI

at GB

38

Sidney Rice

SEA

vs. MIN

Caught season-high six passes (one for TD) last week.

39

Brian Hartline

MIA

at IND

40

Cecil Shorts

JAC

vs. DET

Looks like Jags' No. 1 option right now.

41

Kenny Britt

TEN

vs. CHI

Has yet to put up huge numbers in a game.

42

Darrius Heyward-Bey

OAK

vs. TB

43

Brandon LaFell

CAR

vs. WAS

44

Kendall Wright

TEN

vs. CHI

45

Nate Washington

TEN

vs. CHI

46

Greg Little

CLE

vs. BAL

Doing better job holding onto ball lately.

47

Andrew Hawkins

CIN

vs. DEN

48

Davone Bess

MIA

at IND

49

Donnie Avery

IND

vs. MIA

50

Earl Bennett

CHI

vs. TEN

Vanderbilt alums Bennett, Cutler return to Nashville, TN.

51

T.Y. Hilton

IND

vs. MIA

52

Brandon Stokley

DEN

at CIN

Steady vet has 2 or more catches in every game.

53

Golden Tate

SEA

vs. MIN

Posted season-high seven receptions last week.

54

Kevin Walter

HOU

vs. BUF

55

Donald Jones

BUF

at HOU

56

Emmanuel Sanders

PIT

at NYG

57

Justin Blackmon

JAC

vs. DET

Went for 4-67 (16.8 ypc) last week against Packers.

58

Leonard Hankerson

WAS

vs. CAR

59

Devery Henderson

NO

vs. PHI (Mon.)

60

Michael Jenkins

MIN

at SEA

61

Robert Meachem

SD

vs. KC (Thurs.)

62

Ryan Broyles

DET

at JAC

Has three catches and a TD in each of last 2 games.

63

Kevin Ogletree

DAL

at ATL

64

Devin Hester

CHI

vs. TEN

Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:

OFFENSIVE SCORINGAll touchdowns are 6 points1 point for 25 yards passing1 point for 10 yards rushing/receivingReceptions are .5 pointsInterceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points

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